# Railcar shortage, higher transportation costs real in Midwest - Brownfield Ag News

> A Wisconsin grain marketer says railcar service has been very poor for eight to nine months, with some single-car orders waiting over three months. Container and barge rates have also risen, with barge rates near their highest in about nine years, as freight is fully booked to haul record U.S. grain exports.

- Date: 2021-01-26 · published 2021-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49347-railcar-shortage-higher-transportation-costs-real-in-midwest-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Tight rail and barge capacity raises the cost of moving grain from the Midwest to export positions and feed mills, which supports basis and delivered prices for corn. Buyers should expect higher freight costs to persist while export demand stays strong.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-10-13 | [Soybeans, corn recover some losses - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11787-soybeans-corn-recover-some-losses-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.6% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2024-10-22 | [Soybeans, corn continue to rise - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11150-soybeans-corn-continue-to-rise-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.0% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2024-03-25 | [Freight rates for the transportation of grain from Ukrainian ports have increased \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31096-freight-rates-for-the-transportation-of-grain-from-ukrainian-ports-have.md) | -4.9% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2024-10-23 | [Freight rates for grain transportation continue to rise \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28066-freight-rates-for-grain-transportation-continue-to-rise-ukrainian-and-world.md) | -0.6% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2021-11-12 | [The situation with grain transportation by rail remains tense in Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44090-the-situation-with-grain-transportation-by-rail-remains-tense-in-ukraine.md) | -1.1% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/railcar-shortage-higher-transportation-costs-real-in-midwest/

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